Essays about: "thesis on land reclamation"
Found 4 essays containing the words thesis on land reclamation.
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1. Environmentalism of the occupied: A slow violence perspective on the West Bank’s deteriorating agricultural sector, and an overview of Palestinian agro-resistance in the struggle towards food sovereignty
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : This thesis explores what it means to struggle for food sovereignty under belligerent occupation. It makes the argument that the deliberate suppression of agriculture in the West Bank (occupied Palestinian territories) and ensuing deterioration of food sovereignty can be understood as an example of “slow violence,” further entrenching the settler-colonial occupation of Palestine. READ MORE
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2. A closer look into the feasibility of future large scale land reclamation.
University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggandeAbstract : Despite the fact that on average less children are being born and calming messages that the population issue has basically solved itself, the world population is continuously growing. Around mid century it is estimated that approximately 70 per cent of the world’s population will be living in urban environments. READ MORE
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3. Sustainable Drainage and Surface Water Management in Xiamen, China
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) is a relatively new way of handling stormwater in urban environments. Originating in the late 1980’s, the concept has developed as an alternative to the traditional way of removing the urban water as quick as possible in pipes, buried underneath the ground. READ MORE
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4. Landvinning : scenarier för efterbehandling och gestaltning av Aitikgruvan, Gällivare
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Open pit mining creates huge amounts of tailings and waste rock deposits. Due to it's content of sulphide minerals, predominantly pyrite (FeS2), there is a risk of oxidation and formation of acid water containing heavy metals, known as Acid Rock Drainage (ARD). To prevent the process of oxidation, the tailings and waste rock have to be reclaimed. READ MORE
